Job Title: Cloud Platform Engineering, Database Migration Engineer

Location: Madison, WI 53783 (Hybrid – 2/3 days onsite)

Duration: 12 months

Contract Type: W2 only

Pay Rate: $68.27 - $69.71/Hour

Job Description:

• We are seeking a skilled Database Migration Engineer to support the migration of on-premises Oracle and SQL Server databases to AWS Cloud database platforms.
• The ideal candidate will also provide occasional support for our GCP infrastructure platform.
• This role requires a strong understanding of various IT subject areas, infrastructure technologies, and application development methodologies.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills:

IT Subject Areas:

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of multiple IT domains, including development, configuration, deployment, testing, monitoring, and more.

Infrastructure Technologies:

• Strong knowledge of infrastructure technologies and application development methodologies.
• Proficient in System Administration tasks such as configurations, installations, patch management, and server maintenance.
• Strong knowledge in Network Management, including firewalls, proxies, IP management, routing, and DNS.

Tools & Technologies:

• Proficient with GitLab.
• Solid understanding of Bootstrap framework.

Cloud Services:

• Demonstrated experience with AWS services, including but not limited to KMS, Glue Catalog,
• Athena, IAM, S3, Logging (EMR, EC2, RDS).
• Experience with GCP infrastructure platform.

Operating Systems:

• Proficient in Linux operating systems.

Data Management:

• Knowledge and understanding of ETL processes and Informatica.
• Strong experience in debugging, identifying root causes, and solving application issues.

Database Administration:

• 5+ years of experience in a DBA role, configuring and supporting multiple database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle).
• Experience in provisioning, upgrading, and tuning database services.
• Familiarity with provisioning new database services, especially for production deployments.
• Ability to provide guidance for efficient application design using database managed services.
• Involvement in tuning exercises affecting application performance.
• Review DDL prior to deployment if requested by the application team, without managing DDL on behalf of the application team.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a DBA role, configuring and supporting a wide range of database platforms (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server).
• 5+ years of experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.